Difficult Conversations With Volunteers: A free booklet
Difficult conversations with volunteers is one of our volunteer management things. We are all faced with having to “talk to” …
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No, Volunteer Management is Not an Open World
If non-profits were a video game, the mechanics would be pretty simple. Everyone in the game would stick to their …
Ever Want to Go Back in Time?
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. …
Volunteer Managers Are Better Than These 3 Phrases
Words are pictures formed in the mind. The art of communication is drawing those word pictures so the other person …
The 5 Stages of Volunteer Management
For those of you new to volunteer management, you must be wondering, what does the future hold? Will I change …
When a Volunteer is “Ok,” But Not Ok
I have this friend who prides herself on “being ok” with adjusting to whatever the situation presents. However, at the …
Why Have Volunteer Department Goals, Objectives and Actions?
Last week, we touched on how setting specific volunteer department goals can help us gain more control of our volunteer …
Experts Among Us: An Interview with Katherine Arnup, Author, Volunteer Part 2
Experts with skills and talents to share are everywhere, including the many experts within our volunteer programs. Last week, in …
Experts Among Us: An Interview with Katherine Arnup, Author, Volunteer
Part One of Two: Recently, I was fortunate to catch up with Katherine Arnup, author of the new book, “I …
The Universe is Listening
Confession time: I’m not proud of the fact that I used to inwardly giggle at all the staff who embraced …
